End Markets

Engineering Resins 10 May 2019

Evonik Reorganizes its Business; Will Exit PPA Market

Focus of Evonilk’s reorganization is on specialty materials such as nylon 12, transparent nylons, and biopolymers.

Automotive 9 May 2019

DowDuPont to Complete Spin-Off of Companies

Following last month’s spin-off of a ‘new’ Dow, the spin-off of an independent DuPont materials company and the new Corteva agriculture firm will take place June 1.

Automotive 9 May 2019

Could the Plastics Industry Become Collateral Damage in a Trade War?

The plastics industry is a global one, and at this time, it’s caught in the transcontinental crossfire of a slow simmering trade war.

Packaging 8 May 2019

ExxonMobil to Expand Vistamaxx Production and Enter Linear Alpha Olefins Market

The move will enhance the company’s portfolio of ethylene-propylene specialty elastomers which have found broad use since their 2003 launch.

sustainability 8 May 2019

Materials: PC, ABS and Blends with Up to 50% Recycled Content for Broad Range of Applications

Star Plastics’ new ReStart product line boasts a sustainable materials solution that delivers quality parts and reduced waste.

Medical 7 May 2019

Minding Your P’s and Q’s (and Your I’s and O’s) in Medical Molding

Process validation—including Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ)—is a necessary but time consuming procedure, what if you could speed it up?

Commodity Resins 7 May 2019

Materials: PVC Foaming Compounds Coated with Blowing Agent

PolyOne’s new Geon Cellular Vinyl formulationg for trim and molding applications feature a proprietary technology that alleviates separation and consistency issues.

Automotive 7 May 2019

First CFRTP for High-Volume Production Vehicles Now in Use

Teijin’s Sereebo carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic selected by GM for use in select pickup box applications.

Automotive 3 May 2019

Polymers that Change Fluorescence or Color When Under Mechanical Load Under Investigation

A Swiss-Japanese university team is investigating a sensor molecule (“mechanophore”) that emits fluorescent light that could be used as a built-in warning for when parts are near failure.